Thunder Mountain Elementary School

Regular School · GRAND JUNCTION, CO

Thunder Mountain Elementary School is a regular school school in GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 432 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

432

Teachers (FTE)

26.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	279	65%
Hispanic/Latino	123	28%
Two or more races	15	3%
Asian	9	2%
Black or African American	5	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	432	203M / 229F

English Language Learners: 18 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	13.0% -19.2pp	32.2%	202
Reading Proficiency	25.0% -30.2pp	55.2%	203

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.04 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

3 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

19.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	432	100%

Contact & Location

3063 F1/2 ROAD

GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81504

Phone: (970)254-5870

District

Mesa County Valley School District No. 51

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,646

District enrollment: 20,762

Other Schools in District

Appleton Elementary School Elementary
Broadway Elementary School Elementary
Chatfield Elementary School Elementary
Chipeta Elementary School Elementary
Clifton Elementary School Elementary
Dos Rios Elementary School Elementary
Dual Immersion Academy School Elementary
Fruitvale Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 81504) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080435001346

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD